Jessica Khoury Quotes

He Lifts My Hand From The Root And Presses It To His Bare Chest, Over His Heart. My Breath Stops. I Wonder If He Can Feel The Pulse Racing In My Wrist, Because It's Beating Just As Quickly As His Heartbeat.
"Do You Know The Ai'oan Word For Heart?" He Asks.
I Shake My Head.
"It's Py'a." We're So Close, His Whisper Is Right In My Ear, And His Breath Warms The Side Of My Neck. "You Are My Heart, Pia"
I Lick My Lips. When Did They Get So Dry?
His Other Hand Cradles The Back Of My Head, Tipping My Face Upward. "A Body Can't Live Without A Heart. And I Can't Live Without You.

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